Historical References

- The 12 "pitchers" she mentions in her self-introduction are submarines. She, actually, sunk 13 submarines during the war; eleven German and two Japanese. This made her the most successful anti-submarine carrier of the entire war for any nation. She spent the entire war zig-zagging across the Atlantic patrolling for submarines. After the surrender of the Japanese, she transitioned to the Pacific to take part in Operation Magic Carpet.